The QuickReads Advantage

The QuickReads Advantage Posted 05/16/2008 Permanent Link

QuickReads Text Model

Text Elements by Task (TExT)

QuickReads author Elfrieda H. Hiebert’s research in text difficulty forms the basis for the QuickReads passages. TExT provides an analytical framework for the rating of text difficulty based on the text characteristics shown by research to promote or hinder fluent reading with comprehension.

Each passage in QuickReads employs the TExT framework in the design and writing, providing students maximum opportunity to build skills and acquire background knowledge, while increasing their overall reading proficiency and self-confidence.

How QuickReads uses TExT The QuickReads program is a creative and innovative application of recent research on the nature of texts used to teach reading. QuickReads passages support automatic, meaningful grade-level reading.

QuickReads passages are written at the independent level for a grade. That means that 98% or more of the words in a passage fit the grade-level curriculum. Compare this to other current textbook or intervention programs where 10-15% of the words often fall outside the grade-level curriculum.

The TExT Model of Reading used in QuickReads fosters the development of oral reading skills through the independent practice of reading short, 1-minute informational text in print or on the computer, featuring:

• 98% high-frequency words and words with a grade-appropriate set of phonic/syllabic patterns.
• 2% content-area vocabulary with repeated exposure.
• Multiple thematically linked passages.
• Informational text content that correlates to national standards in Social Studies and Science.

QuickReads Level	Grade-level curriculum	High-frequency words	Phonics and syllable patterns
Level A	Early Grade 2	300 most frequent words	All long and short vowel patterns in single-syllable words
Level B	Grade 2	400 most frequent words	All long and short vowel patterns, and r-controlled vowells in single-syllable words
Level C	Grade 3	1,000 most frequent words	All vowel patterns in single-syllable words
Level D	Grade 4	1,000 most frequent words	Two-syllable words
Level E	Grade 5	2,500 most frequent words	Mutli-syllable words with inflected endings
Level F	Grade 6	5,000 most frequent words	Mutli-syllable words with inflected endings